New Blog Alert

Longtime DFTCW reader and Texas BBQ supplier Jeff Hebert has started his own blog. It doesn't look to be too serious at this point, more of a personal blog, but it should be interesting to read. As he put it, the blog will contain "stories of my double life as a nerdy graphic designer by day and country hick by night." Hey, I love those fish out of water situations. Given that I live in the middle of Nascar central, I can relate. I particularly liked this post about his daily transition, both literal and metaphorical, from "Bubba to Geek".

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